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1936 (Mar 6) Astor House Hotel, Tientsin printed envelope to Embarkation Staff Officer, Hdqs. British Army China Command , Hong Kong from Major A. Elmore RAMC, c/o B.M.H. Tientsin bearing Martyrs 1c & Sun Yat-sen 4c tied Tienstin dotted circle …………………………………..
In 1927 the Shanghai Defence Force was formed to protect British interests on mainland China and remained operational until the outbreak of WW2 this being a nice item of mail between British Military Hospital & China Command on H.K.